Dark Energy Tuesday (Taylor Swift’s Encore, Reality TV Talk)

Welcome back to the best day of the week! Christy and Sophie are diving into all things “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore” (warning Swifties, you may not like what we have to say…) plus some reality TV talk (“Next Gen NYC,” “The Traitors: New Blood”) and more!  Thank you to our sponsors! Find pieces made for real life with Wayfair. Join Wayfair Rewards to get five percent back on every purchase. Make your bed your favorite place to be this season with Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers. Get free shipping and 365-day returns. Head to Cure Hydration and use code SNARK for 20% off your order. Subscribe and save; you can pause or cancel anytime. Explore your style without commitment — get $28 OFF your first month of Nuuly by using code SNARK at Nuuly.com!  3 Million Butts Love TUSHY. For a limited time Get 10% off TUSHY with the code SNARK at hellotushy.com That scratched up pair has done its job. Upgrade today with Zenni! Go to zenni.com/podcast and use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order, plus free shipping on all US orders over $65. Wrap yourself in luxury with Lola Blankets! Use our code SNARK for 40% off LolaBlankets.com for a limited time Get ad-free and bonus episodes weekly on our Patreon — and don’t forget to sign up for our weekly newsletter!  Shop our merch!  Make sure to follow us on Instagram and watch full episodes on YouTube! @snarkbaitpod   @christynoel__ @soph_ross   FULL LINKS: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/snarkbaitpod  Full video up on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@snarkbaitpod  Snark Bait Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/snarkbaitpod/  Christy’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/christynoel__/  Sophie’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/soph_ross/  Substack - https://substack.com/@snarkbaitpod  Merch - https://www.depop.com/snarkbaitpod/  Approximate Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: Sophie's back, thanks to Christy, Olivia and Rachel. Also the schedule (Thursday TTPD lore, Patreon Rachel AMA) and the merch update. 05:00 – Sophie ranks Taylor's recent albums and calls The Encore a new low. 08:20 – Why "Cleveland!" is so divisive. Streaming drop, exclamation-point titles, the negativity in the lyrics, and Swifties defending her. 17:50 – Taylor's "yes people," the Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter tangent, and why she needs a break. 22:10 – The "Patient Zero" music video. They praise Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson, then the Dakota/MGK gossip. 26:15 – "Patient Zero" theories and Easter eggs. Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas, Matty Healy, Scooter Braun, the 1986 gravestone, and the SNL clues. 32:20 – Lyric and vocal criticism. Meme-style lyrics, the talk-singing, and the Tolerate It comparison. 34:45 – Bravo talk. Tamra Judge, OC and Salt Lake City, and the Next Gen NYC reunion hot mic 42:30 – Traitors: New Blood, Sterling Point, the celebrity season cast, and why Christy never applied. 45:55 – VMAs recap. Taylor's look, the Artist Director Honors presented by Dakota Johnson, and theories that she'll move into film directing. 48:05 – DEO: loud slurping.  49:05 – LEO: stick with one airline. Delta vs. United, including the United flight incident,  53:30 – LEO: 90s erotic thrillers 54:40 – LEO: Christy's London photography story at Big Ben and Tower Bridge, plus photo-taking etiquette. 56:50 – Outro. Merch, Patreon and Substack reminders, then sign-off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices